INFJs are best at knowing the emotional and spiritual world. I think each type falls short in one way or another. It's quite accurate that Intj is one of the most intelligent. I will point out that S types are probably more likely to succeed at an average intelligence or lower, around less than genius range at least, because they take better care of themselves, thus allowing them to be more physically stable, whereas the N types get caried away with dreams if they aren't intelligent enough to be as realistic as S types. The ability to see what other normal humans dont, the ability to think what other people dont, and yet it works way better than other ideas. Paradoxitheism, was replaced by Pantheism, but it was the two that needed to balkanize, to present a third factor. The letters (traits) are nothing but to help the definition of the cognitive functions which are divided into Judging functions (Thinking extra/intro, Feeling extra/intro) and Perceiving functions (Intuition extra/intro, Sensing extra/intro). We seek tools from high level Physics, Math, Stats, etc. >carry out what intps think And how about J's and P's? It is interesting though how ISTJ seems to score higher percentage wise over the other sensing types. This also helps my development of F. They are mostly Exceptionally to Profoundly gifted and they are very few in numbers, and also very complicated and complexed individuals. Which Is The Smartest MBTI Type? Cloudflare Ray ID: 7a170acd3d54290c To break down the differences in type this way is a bit too superficial to be accurate. Actually IQ tests do tend to favor intuitives. Intelligence has nothing to do with independence, you can only say that the extroverts get their energy from the outside, which does not even represent a dependence (moreover), because we live in a human society, not on the moon, the world is full of people from whom extroverts can get energy. INTJ is too busy planning things that they have no time to make things work. Business is life itself. Was I unnecessarily feeling inferior for being a sensor? Ne is very smart with endless idea creativity and endless possibties also has an intrest in learning about an idea and is more introverted than other extraverted functions. We are committed to bringing you researched, expert-driven content to help you make more informed decisions If you are lazy, unmotivated or a "ditzy blonde" people tend to believe you are "unintelligent". 5.Let's just say there's no other type or temperament except SJ, we would have still been stuck in the stone age. That said, your title is way off. INTJs find it most difficult to know what motivates others, because they are from another planet. While Introverted Intuition is very magical and very focused, its actually quite inaccurate and bias (in alignment with truth/logical deductions and conclusions) with it's faithful Extroverted Feeling companion. INFJs are smart, but idealists by no means hold a candle to rationals. This is a tricky one because they both have pros and cons. A problem I see here is that you're relying solely on your intuitions here but not actually paying any attention to the actual facts. Using IQ as the main basis for being smart or intelligent is just one measurement. Feeling usually involves people. Intelligence, like a playground see-saw, is a balancing act. F's care about people. This one is a bit harder to see. INTP: Loss of respect for ethics in the pursuit of scientific knowledge. ISTJ is the third most common personality type out of the 16 personalities which means there is going to be a higher amount of ISTJ geniuses due to sheer population numbers. In actuality, they were the only tie on the list. Who knew that a test comprised mostly of theoretical questions would cause an intuitive bias hmmm, Visual shape analysis and logic steps are not theoretical. Conversely, if you have 100 ESFJs in the group, chances are, none of them will have an IQ above 129. Love his sense of humor too. Very few who lead with those functions are open to new ideas and aren't able to arrive to a conclusion that doesn't jive with their personal beliefs. Other smarties to make the list are ESTJs. ESTJs are often strong leaders grounded in reality. ENTJ or extroverts, sensors, thinkers, and judgers tend to be the most financially successful personality types measured by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Logical and Interpersonal were the lowest. That's coming from an INFP- but I'd like to think that doesn't matter. Extroverted, intuitive, feeling, and judging types are also among the most intelligent, Joseph Puglisi, CEO of Dating Iconic, explains. INTJs can be dumb , too, and they have their own problems trying to succeed. On the flip side, even though the feeler is using emotion the way that they are pulling the emotion through introversion is going to bring a great level of precision and accuracy. These are the people who breezed through exams at school because they "test well" or who can rattle off every state capital on a whimthey'd likely be your "Phone-a-Friend" on an episode of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. ESFPs are typically optimistic, even in challenging circumstances. They are highly detail oriented and have a propensity for troubleshooting. 4.They generally have no idea what they want to do in life beside following and or defending rules. Also, that T types are smarter than F types, because NFs do not apply "critical thinking" to their patterns, conceptualizations and plans. I discovered this site today and was exited to find that i wasn't alone in my views but this shit is crazy. Also forgot to add this. Unfortunately, I can't accurately list which types are the most emotionally intelligent, but if I had to guess, I'd say either ESFP or ENFP. You have to define this first before trying to come up with the conclusion! Google and my calculator. I don't think you can just say "smartest". But then again I'm an INFP myself and if it's relating to my type or me as an individual , I personally love studying stuff I can relate and connect with deeply and personally as well as tools which help me understand people and their motives better. So how are intuitives who would mostly match my IQ range seen as visionary highly rational people? N dom personalities were not very high regard on his list (ENxP and INxJ). So because of this relationship I would give I's a slight edge when it comes to intelligence. ESFPs are vivacious entertainers who charm and engage their surroundings. 7. It's the reason why you see no data to support your claims. However, I see that my F as an exponential T where I can use my T from the persons perspective. But strictly on its own, it's borderline useless. I think IQ is a measure of some cognitive "divergence", but intelligence seem to be nothing more than what people actually perceive and decide to define as intelligence. . INFP They are doing something that most emotional people don't do: being logical in a way. With this data, the types from most to least intelligent are: 1. Absolutely. 6. The INTJ is thought as having an edge due to their logical reasoning and the way they can see patterns and fix things. They are brilliant, strategic leaders who are highly motivated and enjoy hard work. Catman, I don't think that "NFs do not apply "critical thinking" to their patterns, conceptualizations and plans". There are different types of intelligence, and all personality types can be smart in all of them. So, we think he's a naturalist. Therefore NT types are the smartest, this is their strength, but they can have weaknesses in social skills. So in terms of pure influence ESFJ's should be winning. Thinkers think logically while feelers feel emotionally. Not surprising, Existential intelligence or thinking for its own sake is actually the primary life goal or purpose in life for INTPs. It seems Intjs are more focused and serious to their pursuit than intps. I published this information knowing there are going to be tons of people who get upset about it and disagree with it. The ENTJ is just stubborn. It's just inherently problematic. 6. Feeling cannot be used synonymously with "emotion", at least in the interpretive sense of information processing theory in Cognition/Biopsychology. it's not about the letters. Great in a crisis, they use their intuitive skills to pivot and adapt. Then it goes to T. Then it is about even between the P and J. So if you're the smartest personality type, don't get your ego up because you may be smart in one way, but not another. Intjs are more likely to be virgins longer or die as virgins and invent practicle tools. I hope you do not take this as utter rudeness, I just think that It may help readers in the future, thank you. I remember reading a comment on here about the different personality types and how they fare in different types of intelligence. While the INT will usually reach a conclusion from a technical, more logical approach the INF will usually reach a similar conclusion from an emotional approach. When it comes to creativity, which I believe should be another form of intelligence, Perceivers have an edge over Judging types , who prefer structure. Pantheism wasn't just my answer, but a variable in an unknown equation. I think I can at least discover whether these functions can be manipulated through successful persuasion in the form of hypnotherapy. Most lists I've seen have been very similar to yours, even to the point of giving a P a slight edge, but I don't know. Does that chart mean that INTPs are twice as smart as ENTJs, or that ESFJs have really low IQs? I put them higher than the ESFJ because they are more quick on their feet. Sincerely, Go on, explain to me why that "theory" is accurate, what you have to support it, why it makes any sense at all or how it is anything less than totally arbitrary. People who are introverted, intuitive, thinking, and judging, are more likely to have that "stereotypical" intelligence, Isabelle Robledo, personality expertand co-founder of Making Mindfulness Fun, tellsBest Life. We first start with S/N. The two types which actually have Introverted Intuition as their primary functions are INTJ and INFJ only. INTJ- They are extremely skilled when it comes to information, storing it and knowing how to use it in the big picture. Neither are SP types, but SP types, due to their tendency to just do whatever they want to do in life would still intentionally use their intelligence to support their desire. Bias is inevitable in the modern world. I would argue that N types are smarter than S types, because N types are better at picking up patterns, conceptualizing and planning. I also responded a while back about the cognitive functions because people love to keep bringing them up as if it somehow magically disproves what I am saying: http://www.slayerment.com/blog/ns-are-smarter-ss-mbti#comment-7009. You may of received biased information, making your judgements based on unhealthy or unintelligent people who happen to be Ni; or you could have biased information based on your own close-mindedness and inability to fully grasp the concept an Ni was trying to talk to you about. But the average IQ for INTx people are generally higher than the average IQ of other MBTI types. Do not wonder about your job based on your personality type; your soulmate; all of those things should not be ruled by a personality test. I want to see how many people you recruited to conduct this study and the results of your data analysis. Where are your sources? If you want to base it on logical and analytical ability, then it's probably the INTP, yet they have a tendency to be exceedingly lazy. Also, the chart you gave could mean two things: 1. If you're someone who always has a counter-point for why your theory is wrong, then your theory probably isn't a model of reality but rather a comforting conclusion. Do not think you are a genius because you are an INTJ. By those measures, I'm smart. Because I don't need to. :0 cheers! I am of the opinion that INTJs and INTPs are roughly equal when it comes to intelligence. Please read more about Jung cognitive functions and how Meyers & Briggs created types by combining them. They are protective over others who look out for them. Of course we are both very similar, however. It just came out of nowhere and you take is as a fact?!?! If you're in college drop out and come start a business with me :). Do not think you are an idiot because you are an ESFP. INTP with the curse of curiosity. In fact CG Jung typed the most remarkable scientists as T dominating personalities. Some are more focused on social issues and are open minded about listening to everyone's point of view , then narrowing it all down to the big picture according to the humanitarian aspect of the basic human needs if survival to basic emotions and thoughts regarding life on earth. Speaking from my own life experience, I have seen rationals being by far the most intelligent of all other types since primary school to the world of work.I am 23 now.Rationals being ENTP, INTJ, ENTJ and INTP.The category of intelligence I am considering here is logical and mathematical intelligence which is often what is generalized as intelligence by the public(and the most huge component of typical IQ tests).Rationals have an exceptional ability to fully understand complex abstract phenomena and align it with reality-in the case of Judging rationals i.e. While IQ tests may attempt to do so, they cannot accurately predict a person's ability to take in information and process it in real life situations. 4. Very well said, and when viewing this on the basis of the functions I would have to agree with you. As for this analysis I don't exactly agree with it. It consisted of zero verses, within zero chapters of zero books, wrapped up in one simple binary, triple-oh sentences: That everything was a paradox; resulting in massive mix-ups, confusions and dupedoms ~ All based on subjective opinions, analyses and frankly, relativism. At least that technically is supposed to measure intelligence! In the same way, INTJs use intuition to plan, act, make themselves certain of their judgments. And for the record on the NEO-PI-R Big Five test, I also score very high in openness, again demonstrating how the correlation is far from perfect. "The ENTJ can take in many sources of information and apply it to create a big-picture theory that can be applied to a long term vision," she says, adding that Apple founderSteve Jobsis among some of the most famous ENTJs. Both use their rationale in a specific way. I would like to know where you got your numbers from, this all seems to be assumption and to me cannot be put down as a credible source unless you have facts to back up your theory's. Not sure I agree with your definition of "smart", though. Intps like Darwin had many children. I think this is terribly inaccurate and biased by your own world view instead of objective analysis. 1 INTJ People who are introverted, intuitive, thinking, and judging, are more likely to have that "stereotypical" intelligence, Isabelle Robledo, personality expert and co-founder of Making. 11. I was consistently INTJ all of my life. The other issue with INTP's is that they lack drive, as do most Perceiving types. Known for Big Ideas such as the Universal String Theory or solutions to world problems, ENTJ exhibits extroverted thinking. And feeling doesn't always equate to emotion. ISFJ- The second to bottom, I put them higher than the ESFP because they know what to do in certain situations, they are sensible like the ISTJs but they know how to heal a person to health, in everyway. Well you're clearly not one of them, cause less geniuses than more fail in life. No matter your personality type, you may still likely be of average intelligence. A test which measures 8 types of intellect scored me at highest with Linguistic, Music, Spatial, and Intrapersonal intelligence - 138 average. I also think it cannot be done objectively as a certain assumption needs to be made in the first place for what intelligence is from the tester's point of view. At. Again, it is very close. Excellent (logical) research without data. The actual scientific studies done with that model to establish actual correlations between personality and intelligence show a very mild correlation at best, and even that correlation is restricted to one trait - openness. Also called The Objective Analyst or The Logician, INTP is one of the less common types in the population. But that isnt a very fair way to judge intellect. Lack of source, logically inconsistent (why if it's a measure of 2% of smartest population, no type goes over 2%), methodology is dubious (how were types identified?, so far there is no empirically proven way to measure them; also, the whole data almost follows a close pattern IN>EN>IS>ES: real world data are rarely this clean). They are the third most common type, with two and a half times more men than women. Anyways in my experience ENxPs and INTJs tend to be the smartest. They're slated to shut down by the end of March. From what I have been able to observe, in all the years that I have known them, is that the INFJ is way smarter. In the end, the instructor showed us the actual grouping; the two were an exact tie. But this is about applying that sensitivity to your decision making process, which most animals do not do- they tend to make choices based on instinct. If extrovert-sensor types have developed a way to live in the here and now, leading to everlasting happiness or success, are they not the most intelligent types? I am simply saying that I view reason above emotion. And feelers aren't stupid. They are good at consuming large amounts of information and solving analytical problems for widespread application. But i can say, SJ types are the least intelligent of all with several reasons : document.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function() { INFP: Getting heartbroken one too many times. In fact its said that after reading Kant at age 14 and Hume at 15, he switched to physics and then self taught himself calculus at age 17. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts These people often have high logical-mathematical intelligence and are good with logical reasoning and analysis. A recent infographic from Career Assessment Site showed that the size of your salary might have a lot to do with your personality type. The other intuitives are all relatively rare with INFJ being the rarest at less than 2 percent of the population. :), As an INFP myself , I don't tend to measure in the way of intelligence or IQs. They share the same functions, thus there access to 'intelligence' is similar. Its actually from 2011 or something like that. The most prominent feature was the frequency of the NT combination: all four NT groups displayed the greatest frequencies. And don't even get me started on this "cognitive function" nonsense, lmfao. 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